| Aguila, Arizona | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Arizona#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Aguila |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arizona |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Maricopa |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.22 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.22 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.63 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.63 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 565 |
| Population Density Km2: | 133.76 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 346.41 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2175 |
| Coordinates: | 33.9375°N -113.1664°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 85320 |
| Area Code: | 928 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 04-00730 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2582720 |
Aguila is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 60, west of Wickenburg and northeast of Wenden. Major economic activities include cantaloupe farming and formerly included mining. It uses the same street numbering system as Phoenix. As of the 2020 census, the population of Aguila was 565, down from 798 in 2010.
Aguila was a stop on the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway. The former 1907 Aguila railroad depot is now located at the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale.
Aguila first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as the 52nd Precinct of Maricopa County.[3] In 1930, it simply appeared as the Aguila Precinct. It was recorded as having a Spanish/Hispanic majority for that census[4] (the census would not separately feature that racial demographic again until 1980). Aguila's population was 40 in 1940,'s population was 25 in 1940.[5] and 120 in the 1960 census.[6]
In 2010, it was made a census-designated place (CDP).[7]
As of the census[8] of 2010, there were 798 people living in Aguila. The population density was 508.1 people per square mile. The racial makeup was 64.7% White, 1.0% Black or African American, 3.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 28.1% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. 69.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
This area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Aguila has a desert climate, abbreviated "Bwh" on climate maps.[9]